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+# Pixeldrain business plan
+
+## The problem
+
+Sending large files to people is still hard. In the last 20 years we have made
+little progress in this area.
+
+## The competition
+
+There no shortage of file sharing sites on the internet. Some of them are very
+large, but none of them are perfect.
+
+### WeTransfer
+
+WeTransfer is the world's 410'th largest website. It gets an estimated 140
+million unique visitors per month. WeTransfer is loved by its users, but it has
+many flaws in my opinion.
+
+ * ✅ Minimalistic user interface. Easy to understand
+ * ✅ Ads do not get in the way
+ * ❌ Slow and hard to navigate website
+ * ❌ Unclear what the limits are
+ * ❌ No way to view video, audio and images online
+ * ❌ Trackers: Google Tag Manager, no privacy for users
+ * ❌ Pro plan is expensive (€12 / m)
+ * ❌ Low limits. Files expire after only 1 week and max file size is only 2 GB
+
+### Zippyshare
+
+Zippyshare is the internet's 850'th largest website. It gets around 56 million
+unique visitors per month. Despite its size and popularity I think it should be
+easy to overtake. Users are not very loyal and it mostly gets used for piracy.
+
+ * ✅ Easy to use
+ * ✅ Clearly defined limits
+ * ✅ File retention is 30 days after the last download, same as pixeldrain
+ * ✅ Very fast download speed
+ * ✅ No limits on how many times a file can be downloaded
+ * ✅ Viewing files online is possible
+ * ❌ Low size limit (500 MB per file)
+ * ❌ Outdated design (looks like a website from 15 years ago)
+ * ❌ Horrible ads on download page (push notifications, popunders, clickjackers,
+   fake download buttons). Not the kind of thing you'd want to send to your
+   family and friends
+ * ❌ No premium plan (at least not well advertised)
+
+## The solution
+
+Pixeldrain presents itself as the best of both worlds:
+
+ * ✅ A clear user interface which guides the user through the process of
+   uploading and sharing files
+ * ✅ Fast content delivery servers around the world make sure your files are
+   always right around the corner
+ * ✅ Clearly defined and liberating file size limit of 5 GB per file. The
+   highest in the industry
+ * ✅ Files stay around until 30 days after the last time it's downloaded
+ * ✅ Because pixeldrain does not use trackers we can't see what you're sharing,
+   and neither can Google or Facebook. This makes pixeldrain the ultimate
+   solution for privacy-minded people
+
+## Monetization
+
+### Pixeldrain Pro
+
+A subscription plan of €12 per _year_ (that's 10x cheaper than WeTransfer!).
+This amount of money should be enough to cover all the usage costs for most
+users. With this you will get:
+
+ * File size limit will be raised from 5 GB to 10 GB.
+
+ * File expiration will be increased from 30 days to 60 days after the last
+   download.
+
+ * No ads on files you share, the download page will be completely clean. This
+   results in a faster and cleaner experience for people who receive the shared
+   files. Which should make them more interested in the product.
+
+ * No trackers on the site, everything your browser requests will come from
+   pixeldrain's servers. This caters to the privacy conscious audience. This
+   market has been booming lately, just take a look at all the VPN companies and
+   all the social media scandals.
+
+This plan does not diable the rate limiting which kicks in when a file has 3
+times more downloads than views. So direct linking is not an option. To solve
+that we have to second option.
+
+Pixeldrain doesn't actually need people to subscribe in order to survive. But I
+think turning off ads and trackers is a basic right that every website should
+have. This plan only really starts getting profitable when more than 10 000
+people sign up for it. I will still have to look for advertising deals.
+
+### Pixeldrain Enterprise
+
+We will also cater to business owners and professional file sharers with a
+pay-as-you-go subscription. This subscription will charge €6 per TB for storage
+and €2 per TB for bandwidth respectively. This is extremely cheap for content
+delivery standards. For this money you will get a product which does not really
+offer what a real CDN would (automatic file caching and load reduction), but you
+will get an easy and cheap method for sharing huge files to enormous amount of
+people. And that at one tenth of the cost of a regular CDN.
+
+Apart from that you will also get:
+
+ * Access to pixeldrain's Buckets feature. This allows you to create public
+   directories which you can use to share large datasets selectively. And easily
+   manage your files through a blazing fast web UI or even SFTP.
+
+ * Whitelabel download pages. Brand your download pages with custom colours,
+   icons and background graphics.
+
+ * You are completely shielded from all of pixeldrain's limits. Rate limiting
+   will be turned off and you will be able to directly link to your files
+   instead of having to go through a separate download page.
+
+ * A billshock prevention mechanism will prevent people from repeatedly
+   downloading your files and increasing your usage.
+
+## Spreading the word
+
+And this is the beautiful part. Pixeldrain's download page already sees millions
+of users _per day_! I don't have to spend a ton of money on marketing and
+advertising. All I have to do to let people know about all this is place some
+witty ads on my own download page.
+
+ * Files expiring too soon? Pixeldrain Pro, only €1 per month!
+
+ * Tired of those annoying ads? Pixeldrain Pro, only €1 per month!
+
+ * Are your files too large for other sites too handle? Pixeldrain Pro, only €1
+   per month!
+
+ * Are Google and Facebook following you around the internet? Pixeldrain Pro,
+   only €1 per month!
+
+ * Et cetera
+
+## TODO: How pixeldrain can afford to be cheaper